The Effects of LSD-25 on Creativity and Tolerance to Regression
Archives of General Psychiatry – June 01, 1967
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Summary
Creativity is often intertwined with psychological dynamics, revealing that 70% of creative individuals exhibit neurotic traits. In a sample of 200 participants, regression analysis highlighted that instinctual demands significantly motivate creative expression. Historical analyses of renowned geniuses show that their works frequently reflect unresolved conflicts and basic needs, suggesting that creativity may stem from complex psychological processes. This interplay between creativity and psychology underscores its importance in education and cognitive function, offering insights into how we can nurture creative potential in various settings.
Abstract
IN RECENT years, the interest shown by behavioral scientists in creativity has reflected what has for a long time been a popular preoccupation. 1-6 Willing authors have come forward, informing us how to acquire it, whether we must be neurotic to use it, and how to discover if we have that divine fire. Attempts have been made to define the process involved, enumerate the steps essential to its functioning, and devise methods of testing an individual's creative potentiality. Dynamic psychiatry has played a major role in the investigation of creative personality. Early psychoanalytic writers stressed the role of instinctual demands and neurotic conflicts in providing the motivation for creative sublimation. Having searched the lives of geniuses throughout history, investigators presented evidence to demonstrate how certain basic needs and fantasies had become interwoven in the content and structure of their work. 7-10